Brock Lesnar And WWE Agree To New Deal That Includes Option For One UFC Fight

Brock Lesnarhas signed a brand new deal with WWE, and the contract includes an option for at least one UFC fight.

Brock Lesnar New WWE Deal News

The 40-year-old wrestler is set to defend the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reignsat the Greatest Royal Rumble. The event is exclusive to WWE Network and will be held April 27 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Lesnar negotiated three-year pro wrestling contracts in 2012 and 2015. His last contract with WWE was supposed to expire after WrestleMania 34. Lesnar defeated Reigns in the main event of the competition in New Orleans on Sunday.

UFC president Dana White has spoken multiple times this week about Lesnar’s return to mixed martial arts. White stated he was prepared to give Lesnar an opportunity to win the heavyweight championship by facing the winner of the Daniel Cormiervs. Stipe Miocic bout in Las Vegas on July 7.

According to several UFC sources, Lesnar’s deal — for which full details have not yet been announced — could let him participate in more than one UFC fight.

BleacherReport’s Jeremy Botter tweeted that Lesnar’s contract could include a television appearance, though he did not specify whether it would be for a pay-per-view event or for something else entirely:

There may be an extra TV appearance in the deal, but at most I’m told this is a two appearance deal.